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SWEDEN. St. James's Church in Stockholm/Anders Johan Axel Alm Bronze Medal, 1862. GEM UNCIRCULATED.
Opitz-3507; GMK-106 var. (silver). Diameter: 59mm; Weight: 80.62 gms. Obverse: Frontal view of the church from the south; in three lines in exergue, BYGGD UNDER KONUNG JOHAN III / FÖRSKÖNAD UNDER KON. CARL XV / REGERING; Reverse: TILL BYGGMÄSTAREN AXEL ALM, column with square, triangle, hammer, level, and blueprints; in three lines in exergue, AF JAKOBS OCH JOHANNIS / FÖRSAML LEDAMÖTER / 1862. Edge: Some light grooving possibly as made, otherwise plain. Glossy chocolate brown surfaces.
Opitz-3507; GMK-106 var. (silver). Diameter: 59mm; Weight: 80.62 gms. Obverse: Frontal view of the church from the south; in three lines in exergue, BYGGD UNDER KONUNG JOHAN III / FÖRSKÖNAD UNDER KON. CARL XV / REGERING; Reverse: TILL BYGGMÄSTAREN AXEL ALM, column with square, triangle, hammer, level, and blueprints; in three lines in exergue, AF JAKOBS OCH JOHANNIS / FÖRSAML LEDAMÖTER / 1862. Edge: Some light grooving possibly as made, otherwise plain. Glossy chocolate brown surfaces.
Presented by the members of the parish to Axel Alm, this medal celebrates the famous mid-19th Swedish builder as well as honors the Church of St. James in Stockholm-the most central church in the capital.
Estimate: $60 - $100